The unleashing of the Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike has also brought talk of an end of an era for Ducati's trellised Superbikes.
The Panigale Monocoque frame is unlike anything to come out of Bologna.
The reviews are exemplary. The bike is perfection. A perfect combination of art, speed, power, and agility on two wheels.
While Ducati is still producing the 848Evo with its belts and trellis frame, it is only a matter of time before it goes the way of the 1198, replaced by a future baby Panigale.
I know, its almost infathamable; no trellised Superbikes roaming the roads and stalking the tracks? The trellis seems to have been around forever. Was there ever a Ducati without it?
Why yes, actually. There was.
In fact, the first trellis didn't make its appearance until 1981. Long after Ducati was producing superbikes and racing victories.
Meet the 1981 Ducati TT2, as prototype:
The TT2 was the first racing Ducati to sport the trellis frame.
The frame weighed a mere 15-pounds. And. just as importantly, its configuration allowed for a single, center-mount Paioli shock. Weight and suspension wins races.
This TT2 prototype gave rise to a new generation of trellis-framed superbikes, spanning three decades of racing supremacy and moto-brillance. From this Ducati came the 851, 888, 916, 999 and 1098.
Who know what greatness the Panigale will bring?
For the original article: Hell for Leather Magazine
Cheers!
The Panigale Monocoque frame is unlike anything to come out of Bologna.
The reviews are exemplary. The bike is perfection. A perfect combination of art, speed, power, and agility on two wheels.
While Ducati is still producing the 848Evo with its belts and trellis frame, it is only a matter of time before it goes the way of the 1198, replaced by a future baby Panigale.
I know, its almost infathamable; no trellised Superbikes roaming the roads and stalking the tracks? The trellis seems to have been around forever. Was there ever a Ducati without it?
Why yes, actually. There was.
In fact, the first trellis didn't make its appearance until 1981. Long after Ducati was producing superbikes and racing victories.
Meet the 1981 Ducati TT2, as prototype:
The TT2 was the first racing Ducati to sport the trellis frame.
The frame weighed a mere 15-pounds. And. just as importantly, its configuration allowed for a single, center-mount Paioli shock. Weight and suspension wins races.
This TT2 prototype gave rise to a new generation of trellis-framed superbikes, spanning three decades of racing supremacy and moto-brillance. From this Ducati came the 851, 888, 916, 999 and 1098.
Who know what greatness the Panigale will bring?
For the original article: Hell for Leather Magazine
Cheers!